CHILD HEALTH: Stronger facilities key to protecting young lives
Fresh evidence from a study in rural Tanzania is urging governments to reconsider how they safeguard children’s health, as findings show…
WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY 2025: We’re committed to research, innovation and community programs for young lives
On World Children’s Day, the Ifakara …
MATERNAL HEALTH: Only 32 in 100 pregnant women go to the clinic early in western Tanzania, study reveals
A new study from Kasulu Town Council in Western Tanzania has raised concerns over the low number of pregnant women starting antenatal care (ANC) in…
NEWBORN CARE: Staffing shortages threaten survival of small and sick babies
As the world marks World Prematurity Day this week, we are reminded of the urgent need to strengthen care systems to save newborns lives. In a rece…
WORLD PREMATURITY DAY 2025: Give preterm babies a strong start for a hopeful future
The Ifakara Health Institute joined …
BLOG: Ifakara scientist featured on WHO blog on health financing
The Ifakara Health Institute’s Dr. Peter B…
URGENT: New study reveals alarming delays in malaria treatment for children in Africa
A major new scientific study has raised urgent concern over delayed malaria treatment among children across Sub-Saharan Africa — warning that…
TRAINING: Building skills for better non-communicable disease care
The CARECHAIN-NCD p…
MALARIA CONTROL: Crop pollen linked to increased mosquito reproduction
Rice fields could be providing ideal breeding conditions for malaria-carrying mosquitoes due to pollen present in standing water, according to a re…
PODCAST: Ifakara scientists featured on Foreign Policy’s “The Threshold”
On November 6, 2025, two Ifakara Health Institute scientists were featured in the latest episode of The Threshold. This is a Foreign Polic…